When you deal with AG&G, you don't get passed on to the office junior. You always get the level of expertise and service you expect.

Kieran Pitcher, group property director, Gondola Group

AG&G do a fantastic job for us. They've helped us to save more than £2 million with successful challenges to rating assessments.

Derek Woodcock, finance director, Nando's

AG&G are frank, open, easy to understand and they do what they promise, when they promise to do it. I like them – and they’ve done some brilliant rent increases for TFL. That’s why we keep going back to them.

Jessica Lakin, Transport for London

We get on, we have a beer, we work hard, we get results.

Kieran Pitcher, group property director, Gondola Group

They’re a formidable team at the forefront of their industry. With the knowledge and experience that you would associate with a larger firm, AG&G punch well above their weight.

Peter Turner, Property Director, Fullers

What makes them different? You always get the personal attention of a partner, which is important, and because they're relatively small, you get a dedicated focus on your projects.

George Barnes, property director, Shepherd Neame

AG&G know the market and, because they're also expert in areas such as rent reviews, you get the full picture from them. They're not just in it for the deal.

Kieran Pitcher, group property director, Gondola Group

AG&G have a great pedigree, with the experience of a large agency and the flexibility and personal touch of a specialist, niche operation.

Clive Watson, Managing Director, City Pub Company

We are bombarded with offers from other organisations to look after our ratings work but we've stuck with AG&G - we don't even consider the others.

Derek Woodcock, finance director, Nando's

They’re a formidable team at the forefront of their industry. Their client list speaks for itself.

Peter Turner, Property Director, Fullers

These guys understand licensed leisure in London. They understand that we need to deliver results and they deliver results to us.

Jessica Lakin, Transport for London

AG&G believe in good service, good value and straight talking. They don't over-promise and they tell you if you're being unrealistic or over-optimistic, so you know where you stand and can make considered decisions.

Clive Watson, Managing Director, City Pub Company

The client always comes first. They really understand the market and know what can and can't be done. They build on success and abandon failure.

Daisy, Daisy, give me a pub in Walthamstow

In 1875, the Greyhound & Hare opened for business. While the premises have lasted – licensed leisure specialists AG&G have just sold the building for more than £500,000 – the name did not.

In 1887, the Walthamstow pub’s name was changed to Lord Brook, in honour of the marriage of Francis Greville, Lord Brooke, to Frances Maynard. He became the Earl of Warwick, she the Countess Daisy and mistress to Edward VII. The music hall song Daisy, Daisy, Give Me Your Answer True was inspired by her.

“Perhaps this old royal and showbusiness connection added some lustre to the sale – it went for substantially more than the asking price,” says AG&G director James Grimes.

“Having said that, the pub has been a local landmark for 135 years and is a substantial building in a popular location, which is probably a more rational explanation. It’s been bought by a London investor/developer, who may convert it into flats at some stage but for now it remains a pub.”

The Lord Brook occupies a 615 square meters (6,617 square feet) site in Shernhall Street, which was named after the Brooke family home. It is in a predominantly residential area and is within two miles of five railway stations: Blackhorse Road, Snaresbrook, South Woodford, Walthamstow Central and Wanstead.

On the ground floor is a U-shaped servery surrounded by an open-plan bar area, with a separate bar to the rear. Lavatories are located to the side, with an office and kitchen to the back. The basement contains a cold beer store and stock areas.

On the first floor is a large, self-contained function room and four double guest bedrooms, two with en suite showers, plus a kitchen and a lavatory. The second floor contains two further double bedrooms, a bathroom and a large sitting room or double bedroom. There is also a yard with a single storey garage.

The Lord Brooke has an alcohol licence from 11am to 11pm Sundays to Thursdays and until 1am on Fridays and Saturdays. The 2010 estimated rateable value is £26,000.